Queen of the West Ship Review

Launched in 1995, the Queen of the West is the first overnight passenger sternwheeler to be built and operated in the West in 80 years. The 230-foot Queen is propelled by a three-story-high churning paddlewheel that is powered by a revolutionary hydraulic propulsion system that uses environmentally safe biodegradable hydraulic oil. The 45-foot-long bow ramp allows passengers to go ashore anywhere along the river, much as the 19th-century vessels did.

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The Queen of the West operates 7-day cruises along the Columbia, Snake and Willamette rivers in Oregon and Washington, and just across the border into Idaho.

The 230-ft sternwheeler carries 120 passengers (down from 150 under previous owners) and an all-American crew. Purchased after Majestic America Line ceased operating in 2008, the four-deck vessel was originally built in 1995 and first owned by American West Steamboat Co. Re-entering service in 2010, this is American Cruise Lines' first f...